About

Yoga Agora aims to provide affordable yoga in a welcoming
environment. We operate on a drop-in basis. When you feel
like practicing your yoga, just show up. There are no memberships or
pre-registrations necessary.

In the heart of
Astoria, our studio takes its name from the central meeting place of the ancient
Greeks, the Agora. By bringing people together for a collective
experience, an Agora can create a sense of community. Community in turn
plays an integral role in improving our quality of life.

“Life for its own sake is
hollow. People who live in a society, enjoy looking into each other’s
eyes, who share their troubles, who focus their efforts on what is
important to them and find this joyful – these people lead a full life.”
- Albert Einstein, in a letter to his son, Dec. 23, 1927

Our Teaching & Philosophy

Our
classes are best described as vinyasa flow. Our
instructors come from an eclectic mix of backgrounds, bringing in ideas and teachings from several different schools. We believe that every
practitioner has his or her own valid reason to step on the mat, and
we respect each person's individual experience. We encourage you
to adjust or modify your practice as you see fit.

Yoga is a practice to
benefit physical, mental, and spiritual health. Nobody is "good" or
"bad" at yoga. There is no such thing as a yoga champion. Yoga is a practice to stimulate a connection with our internal
existence, which then leads to unbound benefits to our external
experience.

“It
seems to me that a fit body doesn’t by its own virtue make the soul
good, but instead that the opposite is true – a good soul by its own
virtue makes the body as good as possible.” - Socrates to Glaucon, Plato’s Republic, 403d